attending the rodeo, and taking afternoon naps.

Choose the sentence that has parallel structure.

You are not only a student, but also an athlete.

Choose the sentence that has parallel structure.

Her choices are one, beginning college, or two, find a job.

Choose the sentence that has parallel structure.

The children laughed, jumped, and danced.

The dog decided to either shred a roll of toilet paper, or

chew another hole in the sofa arm.

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Duplicate of Parallel Structure

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1
Since the man ran a red light, the policeman turned on his siren, flipped on his lights,
and followed the speeding car.
and is attempting to follow the speeding car.
and was following the speeding car.
and was following the speeding car.
2
Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes,
or scrub the tub.
and won't be scrubbing the tub.
and will scrub the tub tomorrow.
or is scrubbing the tub.
3
Martha likes reading classic novels, watching television,
and listening to the radio.
and listens to the radio.
and will listen to the radio.
and to listen to the radio.
4
Ellen likes hiking,
to go to the rodeo, and napping.
the rodeo, and napping.
attending the rodeo, and taking afternoon naps.
the rodeo, and to take a nap.
5
Choose the sentence that has parallel structure.
You are not only a student, but also very athletic.
You are not only a student, but also being very athletic.
You are not only a student, but also an athlete.
You are not only a student, but also have athletic ability.
6
Lola plans to become a model, lawyer, or _________.
to go into nursing
nurse
nursing
take nursing classes
7
Ron was an expert tennis player and ______.
an avid fisherman
fished
liked to go fishing
went fishing
8
Choose the sentence that has parallel structure.
Her choices are one, begin college, or two, she find a job.
Her choices are nothing
Her choices are one, beginning college, or two, find a job.
Her choices are one, begin college, or two, be an employee.
9
Choose the sentence that has parallel structure.
The children were laughing, jumped, and some danced.
The children laughed, dancing, and jumping.
The children laughed, jumped, and danced.
The children were laughing and jumping; some even danced.
10
Don would always open the mail, throw away the junk mail, and _______.
organize the bills
to organize the bills
organization of the bills
organizing the bills
11
Every morning, I run two miles, walk one mile, and ______.
go biking
bike half a mile
go half a mile on the bike
bicycle half a mile
12
Bob woke up, got dressed,
and ate his breakfast quickly.
and always was eating his breakfast quickly.
and eats his breakfast quickly.
and was eating his breakfast quickly.
13
Ashely likes to ski, to jump, and
swimming.
to swim.
going swimming.
would like to swim.
14
The dog decided to either shred a roll of toilet paper, or
chewing another hole in the sofa arm.
chews another hole in the sofa arm.
if he wanted to chew another hole in the sofa arm.
chew another hole in the sofa arm.
15
Rebecca was not only my boss but also ________.
my friend
is my friend
my friend
says she is my friend

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Duplicate of Parallel Structure

15 termsStudBud Administration19 plays

parallel structure in sentences

Flashcards15 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 15

Answers

1
Since the man ran a red light, the policeman turned on his siren, flipped on his lights,
and followed the speeding car.
and is attempting to follow the speeding car.
and was following the speeding car.
and was following the speeding car.
2
Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes,
or scrub the tub.
and won't be scrubbing the tub.
and will scrub the tub tomorrow.
or is scrubbing the tub.
3
Martha likes reading classic novels, watching television,
and listening to the radio.
and listens to the radio.
and will listen to the radio.
and to listen to the radio.
4
Ellen likes hiking,
to go to the rodeo, and napping.
the rodeo, and napping.
attending the rodeo, and taking afternoon naps.
the rodeo, and to take a nap.
5
Choose the sentence that has parallel structure.
You are not only a student, but also very athletic.
You are not only a student, but also being very athletic.
You are not only a student, but also an athlete.
You are not only a student, but also have athletic ability.
6
Lola plans to become a model, lawyer, or _________.
to go into nursing
nurse
nursing
take nursing classes
7
Ron was an expert tennis player and ______.
an avid fisherman
fished
liked to go fishing
went fishing
8
Choose the sentence that has parallel structure.
Her choices are one, begin college, or two, she find a job.
Her choices are nothing
Her choices are one, beginning college, or two, find a job.
Her choices are one, begin college, or two, be an employee.
9
Choose the sentence that has parallel structure.
The children were laughing, jumped, and some danced.
The children laughed, dancing, and jumping.
The children laughed, jumped, and danced.
The children were laughing and jumping; some even danced.
10
Don would always open the mail, throw away the junk mail, and _______.
organize the bills
to organize the bills
organization of the bills
organizing the bills
11
Every morning, I run two miles, walk one mile, and ______.
go biking
bike half a mile
go half a mile on the bike
bicycle half a mile
12
Bob woke up, got dressed,
and ate his breakfast quickly.
and always was eating his breakfast quickly.
and eats his breakfast quickly.
and was eating his breakfast quickly.
13
Ashely likes to ski, to jump, and
swimming.
to swim.
going swimming.
would like to swim.
14
The dog decided to either shred a roll of toilet paper, or
chewing another hole in the sofa arm.
chews another hole in the sofa arm.
if he wanted to chew another hole in the sofa arm.
chew another hole in the sofa arm.
15
Rebecca was not only my boss but also ________.
my friend
is my friend
my friend
says she is my friend